CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

You receive a call and the caller ID indicates that it is from your bank. You answer and are told that your account has been compromised. The person on the phone says that before they can proceed you need to verify your account number and security pin. What term best describes this type of social engineering attack?

  • Spear phishing

  • Smishing

  • Whaling

  • Phishing

  • Vishing

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701
Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations
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